Questions, Boeing 747's Flare and Distance plus Height....

[autopilot 3]

Hello, Guys!

 

I've few questions:

 

1)- If we see International Flights then we observe that when these flights go over us at 31000 to 38000ft, these flights make smoky lines their behind. A Huge smoky line of white color remains on the sky after their disappearing. Some times, we see lots of white lines, some times small white lines and some times we see nothing but airplane goes in same height. So What effect happens that sometimes these flights don't show smoky white lines?

 

2)- I usually, fly Boeing 747-400 in FSX. I want to ask when should we flare this plane while landing? I flare it 0nm distance away from runway, 600feet height above runway and flare with my own mind (sometimes nose increased too much sometime nose decrease too much and show on). What do you say how much should be the Distance, Height and nose up (Flared) while landing? Which gauge tells us now plane has flared a specific degree?

 

 

 

 

3)- I want to show my landings here at avsim forums. When I take movie of landing from FRAPS, then it becomes of minimum 200MB or >200MB. So what I do? How can I show my landing here. Tell me an easy way. 200MB cannot be uploaded any where.

 

Regards,

 

AP,

[Boeing or not going 578]

1) Chemtrails

 

2) You only want to flare around 30-20 feet above the runway

[xplanery 250]

1) If contrails happen or not depends from temperature and humidity too I think.

 

2) I agree with Gear Up

[autopilot 3]

2) You only want to flare around 30-20 feet above the runway

 

I'm unable to understand. You mean, flare when you're 20-30 feet above the ground. What does this mean? I told you my plane reaches runway threshold when it is 600ft above the ground. What do you mean?

 

And I'm asking about Distance that how much away should I'm when I flare my plane? Even I've given picture and draw arrow lines that you tell me a spot where to flare up?

[xplanery 250]

told you my plane reaches runway threshold when it is 600ft above the ground. What do you mean?

Then your plane is way too high.

[autopilot 3]

Then your plane is way too high.

 

So what should be the height at threshold? Please give me suggestion.

 

This is what I do:

 

 

When my plane detects Glide Scope, I reduce the speed from 200knots to 165knots. At 1000ft above the ground my speed is 165knots, so when I reach 1000ft above the ground I turn off Auto Throttle/Speed. When plane goes to 600ft above the ground, I turn-off Autopilot and every thing. Then land the plane manually. What do you say is it good method? If any change is needed then please tell me.

[elche 5]

Autopilot disconnect at 500ft. Aim for a landing speed of around 154 to 156kts...

Above threshold height should not be below 50ft. Flare should be at 10ft. It may appear as the ground is coming up real fast but it's ok

 

Take a look at this video. Note when the 50ft callout is - roughly above threshold. Also note when the PIC begins the flare - when the 10ft callout sounds.

[willywonka 36]

So what should be the height at threshold? Please give me suggestion.

 

50ft.

 

You should look into basic tutorial on landing the 747. Or even try landing a Cessna first. But anyway, you should be about 50ft at the threshold, ie when crossing the numbers.

[autopilot 3]

Autopilot disconnect at 500ft.

 

Nop! Man! I'm unable to turn off autopilot at 400ft. At 600ft, my threshold comes, so if I wait for 400ft, then plane will go too too ahead.

 

So what I do so that my threshold should come at 400ft?

 

I remain 4000ft height before detecting Glide Scope. Is it good or not? I've reduce my speed to 146Knots from 200Knots after detecting G/S (as you said). Is it good or not.

 

50ft.

 

You should look into basic tutorial on landing the 747. Or even try landing a Cessna first. But anyway, you should be about 50ft at the threshold, ie when crossing the numbers.

 

How is it possible? Unbelievable. I try again and again

[KingGhidorah 209]

The big white blocks are just your visual aiming point before you flare. Don't try to touch down before them. If you're on Glide Slope, you would really have to have a very hard landing to touch down in the zone you indicate in your picture, or else have a dangerously lower threshold crossing to begin with. It would be much more reasonable to plan on your main gears contacting the runway even as much as 1000 feet beyond where you are currently trying to touch down.

[autopilot 3]

Guys! See in the picture (Thumbnail) now Is it correct? In this, I've come at 155Knots and 4000ft Altitude which was reduced after detecting G/S. By this, I've landed successfully on touch down area. Click the Link to enlarge this photo. If problem comes while opening photo then its URL is: http://postimage.org/image/ype1q9z25/

 

 

Use the big white blocks as your landing visual aiming point. Don't try to touch down before them. You'll flare and it is normal to land beyond them. If you're on Glide Slope, you would really have to have a very hard landing to touch down in the zone you indicate in your picture, or else have a dangerously lower threshold crossing to begin with. It would be much more reasonable to plan on your main gears contacting the runway about 1000 feet beyond where you are currently trying to touch down.

 

Oops! can we land on these two blocks? See in photo please:

 

[KingGhidorah 209]

On an ICAO runway those blocks are 1300 feet down the runway. On an American runway, those blocks are 1000 feet down the runway. In a plane like the 747 I think touching down 1500 feet from the threshold is about the minimum you would want to do unless you are really in a hurry to get it down and are willing to accept a harder landing. So yes, you *can* land on those blocks, but it you are on g/s, on speed, and conduct a normal flare, you *won't*.EDIT:My PMDG manual says "It is recommended that the aircraft be flared to touch down on the runway surface between 1000 and 1500 feet from the threshold. As such the pilot should use the 1500 foot markings on the runway as the visual aim point for the approach". So...not quite what I said above...I guess I'm telling you how I do it in the NGX, and that technique must not hold up as well for a big plane like the 747 because of the different geometry between pilot height above the runway and the distance back to the main gear.

[autopilot 3]

@KingGhidorah:

 

If we land just before these blocks then will runway get any loss or will there any problem? Can we land just before these blocks?

[KingGhidorah 209]

@KingGhidorah:

 

If we land just before these blocks then will runway get any loss or will there any problem? Can we land just before these blocks?

 

yes, you can land before those blocks, and you can go all the way out to the last set of stripes if you have to. I just find that in a normal landing with a good flare it almost never happens, at least not on the American style runway where those blocks are only 1000 feet from the threshold.

[Skysurfer7 34]

Take a look at this video. Note when the 50ft callout is - roughly above threshold. Also note when the PIC begins the flare - when the 10ft callout sounds.

You should flare at 50-30' RA in an 747. If you look carefully at your video the Captain starts flaring at 50-40' RA....If you would start flaring at 10' RA with an 747 you would have a VERY hard landing & unhappy passengers!..the 747 & other Heavys has a lot of inertia that has to be stopped...10´ ain't going to do it.